cauterizes
Seals with heat
Cauterizes is the third-person singular of cauterize, meaning to burn tissue to stop bleeding or prevent infection.
Doctors cauterize wounds with heat, electricity, or chemicals.
The word extends figuratively to harsh measures that seal off problems: The scandal cauterized any remaining trust between the parties.
Coiled, or an injury
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- surgicalRelating to operations
hemostasis · vessel · incision · sterile · coagulation · scalpel · surgeon · operating
Deprives of sensation
- hardensBecomes firm or solid
- deadensReduces force or feeling
- sealsAquatic whiskered mammals
- painBodily or emotional distress
trauma · wounds · scars · detaches · protects · suppresses · shields · blocks
Takes something out
- eradicatesDestroys utterly and completely
- destroysCauses complete ruin
- eliminatesRemoves from consideration
- purgesForcible removals from power
excises · burns · corruption · infection · rot · spreads · containment · drastic
wound
Coiled, or an injury
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- tissueDisposable soft paper
surgical · hemostasis · vessel · incision · sterile · coagulation · scalpel · surgeon · operating · sealing
numbs
Deprives of sensation
pain · trauma · wounds · scars · detaches · protects · suppresses · shields · blocks · distances
removes
Takes something out
- eradicatesDestroys utterly and completely
- destroysCauses complete ruin
- eliminatesRemoves from consideration
purges · excises · burns · corruption · infection · rot · spreads · containment · drastic · radical
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